Daughtrey-Luna, Luna (SP)-2B/2-3V/Cro./4-5M/4T/P

Luna, Luna was inspired by the poem Romance de la luna, luna (“Ballad of the Moon”) by Federico García Lorca. It is a dark poem filled with colorful mystical imagery of youthful innocence, a lunar temptress, and mournful gypsies. The piece is a cousin to my piece The Cry, which is also based on a Lorca poem set in Spain.

- Nathan Daughtrey

Additional Information:

• Number of players: 13-15
• Difficulty: Intermediate/advanced
• Instrumentation:
• Player 1: Glockenspiel, crotales (2 octaves)
• Player 2: Xylophone, glockenspiel
• Player 3: Vibraphone 1
• Player 4: Vibraphone 2
• Player 5: Vibraphone 3 (bonus part)*
• Player 6: Marimba 1 (4 octave)
• Player 7: Marimba 2 (4.5 octave)
• Player 8: Marimba 3 (5 octave)
• Player 9: Marimba 4 (5 octave)
• Player 10: Marimba 5 (5 octave, bonus part)*
• Player 11: Timpani (4 drums), sizzle cymbal, suspended cymbal
• Player 12: Snare drum, bongos, suspended cymbal, splash cymbal
• Player 13: China cymbal, 4 concert toms, 2 brake drums, Mark tree
• Player 14: Concert bass drum, tam-tam
• Player 15: Machine castanets, 2 triangles, ribbon crasher, bell tree

*The piece was composed without these parts, but the addition of them enhances the orchestration.